It has been published by the Roundtable for Product Social Metrics, which claims that the Handbook is the first cross-industry publication of its kind to offer a practical, objective methodology for product social impact assessment.
As large, multinational organisations, the Roundtable participants – Ahold, AkzoNobel, BASF, BMW Group, DSM, L’Oréal, Marks & Spencer, Philips, RB, Steelcase, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and a chemical company, led by sustainability consulting firm PRé Sustainability – understand the need for a social impact assessment method that is capable of screening a product’s entire supply chain across continents and throughout its life cycle.